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Im not a redneck, Im from Texas.
I did want to be the top sniper.
I'm just trying to get back to normal life.
I really don't care what people think of me.
The media cause more problems than they do good.
I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
I'm a better husband and father than I was a killer.
None of my problems come from the people I've killed.
I have a master chief that always said, punch and run.
Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
Savage, despicable evil. That's what we were fighting in Iraq.
Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
Just because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.
Great way to fight a war - be prepared to defend yourself for winning.
But even before I was in the military, I was extremely jumpy when asleep.
I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good... war sucks.
Every time I kill someone, he can't plant an I.E.D. You don't think twice about it.
But I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I know. It’s no big deal.
Amnesty is not the answer as it will only encourage more illegal immigrants to enter.
I don't know if I'm the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn't be.
After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless.
You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
It's not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That's not a problem at all.
Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack.
If you see anyone from about sixteen to sixty-five and they’re male, shoot ’em. Kill every male you see.
The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
No, the best way to stop a vehicle is to shoot the driver. And that you can do with a number of weapons.
The current medical records system is this: Room after room after room in a hospital filled with paper files.
One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
Decades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.
There's definitely still a lot of hurt from losing my guys or the fact that I got out and I felt like it wasn't my time yet.
Rather than improving the wealth of their own nation, the Mexican government encourages its poor to come to the U.S. and send money home.
I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped make a difference for the vets.
Drug smugglers often use juveniles to carry their shipments into the U.S. because they know the juveniles will not be prosecuted if caught.
We must safely secure our border by investing in more law enforcement and technology, and receiving cooperation from the Mexican government.
MY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect them.
When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
A system of cameras and censors are used along the border and interior to help detect the movement of illegal immigrants crossing through the dense brush.
There needs to be more pressure on the Mexican government to stop the drugs and illegal immigrants on their side of the border instead of exporting them to the U.S.
But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going.
What wounded veteran's don't need is sympathy. THey need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value for society.
I am pleased that the President has signed an Executive Order this week requiring federal agencies to disclose information about prices and quality of healthcare services.
The technology used to detect if vehicles are carrying radioactive material is so sensitive it can tell if a person recently received radiation as part of a medical procedure.
In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It's about being a man. And it's about love as well as hate.
The best doctors and the best hospitals in America, if they cannot get the patient information they need when they need it, it can lead to morbid consequences: Higher mortality.
You're in a combat zone one day. You come home, and then you have to readjust, and it takes a few days. We just sit in the house, hang with the family and then things get better.